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Russian drones attack Ukraine port again tonight.
KYIV: Russian drones attacked the southern Ukrainian port city of Izmail for a second straight night damaging infrastructure, Kyiv said Thursday, claiming several Russian attack drones entered Romanian airspace.
Moscow has targeted ports…
Philippine tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of oil sinks off Manila.
MANILA: A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they raced to contain a spill.
The MT Terra Nova was heading for the central city of…
Netanyahu, Biden to meet on elusive Gaza deal
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden will press Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal, despite the US president's shock election exit threatening to limit his leverage over the Israeli premier.
Netanyahu will also meet Vice…
Frankfurt Airport disrupted by climate activists
BERLIN: Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, was forced Thursday to temporarily suspend arrivals and departures after environmental activists forced their way into the apron.
Traffic was halted during the busy summer holiday season for…
Harris begins presidential campaign push with union endorsement
HOUSTON: Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to continue her days-old presidential push by speaking Thursday to the American Federation of Teachers, the first labour union to formally endorse her candidacy.
Having emerged as the…
France announces major operation against cyber-spying
PARIS: French authorities have launched a major operation to clean up computers infected by a cyber-espionage programme that has struck millions of users worldwide, a senior prosecutor said Thursday.
"On the eve of the Olympics, this…
Kamala Harris is unfit to rule, says Trump as radical left lunatic
WASHINGTON: Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday said Vice President Kamala Harris is unfit to rule and described here a radical left lunatic.
Trump, 78, launched a scathing attack on his…
18 killed as plane slips off runway, crashes at Kathmandu airport
Kathmandu: A passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, killing 18 and leaving the pilot as the sole survivor, police in the Nepali capital told news agency AFP.
The plane belongs to the domestic…
Netanyahu seeks unity from US Congress divided over Gaza war
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked for unity from lawmakers Wednesday as he addressed a US Congress divided by his military campaign in Gaza, with a rift between the nations deepening over the conflict's…
Japan resumes funding Sri Lanka after debt restructure
COLOMBO: Japan will resume funding stalled infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka, including the expansion of the main international airport, government officials said Wednesday, after the bankrupt island nation successfully restructured its…
Bangladesh reopen after authorities ease curfew
DHAKA: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas.
Last week's violence killed at least…
China FM Wang hosts Ukraine counterpart Kuleba
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in southern China on Wednesday, with both sides calling for peace as Russia's war grinds on against its neighbour.
China presents itself as a…
Biden believes ‘younger voices’ should lead.
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday he quit the 2024 election to unite the country, saying in a historic Oval Office speech that it was time to pass the torch to "younger voices."
"I revere this office. But I love…
US Secret Service director resigns after Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON: US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, a day after acknowledging that the agency failed in its mission to prevent an assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
Cheatle was facing bipartisan calls to…
Hamas, Fatah declare end to yearslong feud as Gaza battle rages.
RAMALLAH: Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, Chinese state media said Tuesday, taking a step toward potentially resolving the deep divide between the sides as Israel's war on…
Harris’s first rally will be in Wisconsin after Democrats back her.
WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris is making her first visit to a battleground state Tuesday after locking up enough support from Democratic delegates to win her party's nomination to challenge former President Donald Trump, two days…
At least 146 dead in southern Ethiopia mudslides; search continues
ADDIS ABABA: At least 146 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, according to local authorities.
Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the mudslides in…
Latest violence in central Mali kills 26 civilians.
BAMAKO, Mali: At least 26 people were killed after an armed group attacked a village in Mali’s central region, near the border with Burkina Faso, a government official said Monday, the latest violent attack in the conflict-hit region.…
Japan firm’s executives resign amid cholesterol-lowering drug fatalities probe.
TOKYO: The chairman and president of a major Japanese dietary supplement maker announced their resignation on Tuesday, as the company probes 80 deaths potentially linked to tablets meant to lower cholesterol.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical is…
First 24 hours of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign raise USD 81 million.
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised USD 81 million in the first 24-hour period since incumbent President Joe Biden stepped aside from the presidential race and endorsed his deputy as the Democratic Party's new…
